Tatsuhiko Kubo

Tatsuhiko Kubo

Personal information
Full name	Tatsuhiko Kubo
Date of birth	June 18, 1976
Place of birth	Fukuoka, Japan
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Number	9
Youth career
1992–1994	Chikuyou Gakuen High School
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1995–2002	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	183	(67)
2003–2006	Yokohama F. Marinos	83	(26)
2007	Yokohama FC	8	(1)
2008–2009	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	27	(3)
2010–2011	Zweigen Kanazawa	27	(9)
National team^‡
1998–2006	Japan	32	(11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of January 30, 2010. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 30, 2010

Tatsuhiko Kubo (久保 竜彦 Kubo Tatsuhiko, born June 18, 1976 in Chikuzen, Fukuoka) is a former Japanese football player who was capped 32 times and scored 11 goals for the Japanese national team.^[1]

He retired in 2012.^[2]

Career statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Japan			League		Emperor's Cup		League Cup		Asia		Total
1995	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J. League	0	0	0	0	-		-		0	0
1996			22	2	3	0	10	4	-		35	6
1997			22	7	2	0	5	1	-		29	8
1998			32	12	3	2	3	0	-		38	14
1999		J. League Division 1	25	13	0	0	4	1	-		29	14
2000			24	11	2	1	3	0	-		29	12
2001			30	15	2	0	6	4	-		38	19
2002			28	7	4	2	0	0	-		32	9
2003	Yokohama F. Marinos		25	16	2	1	4	0	-		31	17
2004			19	4	0	0	0	0	4	2	23	6
2005			10	1	2	4	1	0	2	0	15	5
2006			29	5	2	1	4	3	-		35	9
2007	Yokohama FC		8	1	0	0	1	0	-		9	1
2008	Sanfrecce Hiroshima	J. League Division 2	25	3	2	1	-		-		27	4
2009		J. League Division 1	2	0	0	0	0	0	-		2	0
2010	Zweigen Kanazawa	Japan Football League	27	9	2	0	-		-		29	9
Career total			328	106	26	12	41	13	6	2	401	133

Japan national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1998	1	0
1999	1	0
2000	5	0
2001	2	0
2002	5	0
2003	3	2
2004	9	6
2005	0	0
2006	6	3
Total	32	11

Honors and awards

Individual

• Japanese Footballer of the Year: 2003
• J. League Best Eleven: 2003
• East Asian Football Championship Top Scorer: 2003

Team Honors

Yokohama F. Marinos

• J. League: 2003, 2004
• Japanese Super Cup: 2008

National team career statistics

Appearances in major competitions

Team	Competition	Category	Appearances		Goals	Team Record
			Start	Sub
Japan	2000 AFC Asian Cup	Senior	1	0	0	Champions
Japan	East Asian Cup 2003	Senior	3	0	2	2nd Place
Japan	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification	Senior	1	2	2	Qualified
Japan	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification	Senior	1	0	2	Qualified

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	December 4, 2003	Tokyo, Japan	China PR	2-0	Won	East Asian Football Championship 2003
2.	December 4, 2003	Tokyo, Japan	China PR	2-0	Won	East Asian Football Championship 2003
3.	February 18, 2004	Saitama, Japan	Oman	1-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
4.	April 25, 2004	Zalaegerszeg, Hungary	Hungary	2-3	Lost	Friendly
5.	April 28, 2004	Prague, Czech Republic	Czech Republic	1-0	Won	Friendly
6.	May 30, 2004	Manchester, England	Iceland	3-2	Won	Friendly
7.	May 30, 2004	Manchester, England	Iceland	3-2	Won	Friendly
8.	June 9, 2004	Saitama, Japan	India	7-0	Won	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
9.	February 18, 2006	Shizuoka, Japan	Finland	2-0	Won	Friendly
10.	February 22, 2006	Yokohama, Japan	India	6-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification
11.	February 22, 2006	Yokohama, Japan	India	6-0	Won	2007 AFC Asian Cup qualification

References

1. Mamrud, Roberto (2009-07-16). "Japan - Record International Players". RSSSF. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
2. "Ex-Japan striker Kubo hangs up boots". MDN. 2012-04-07.

External links

• FIFA Statistics (English)
• Tatsuhiko Kubo at National-Football-Teams.com
• National team stats at Japan Football Data Bank or Japan football.com (Japanese)